Front elevation of Oakwood with white painted brick, steep gables, black metal roofs and dark-framed windows.

Residence

Oakwood

Oakwood is a completed Rare Builders residence.

Residence: Oakwood
Builder: Rare Builders

Case Study · Winter Park

Oakwood

A steep-gabled painted-brick residence arranged around bright interiors, covered outdoor rooms and a pool courtyard.

The Brief

Connect work, family and outdoor spaces while maintaining a measured street elevation.

The Response

Black-framed openings, wood cabinetry and a floating stair give definition to the interior, while the rear rooms open directly to the outdoor kitchen, pavilion and pool.

Defining Features

White painted brick and black metal roofs
Floating wood stair
Home office and open living spaces
Outdoor kitchen, pavilion, pool and spa

Pool and spa framed by palms and white rear pavilions.

Angled view across the pool toward black-framed garden doors.

Covered outdoor room with a wood ceiling and pool beyond.

Outdoor kitchen beneath a wood ceiling beside black-framed doors.

Unfurnished kitchen with a grey island and tall wood cabinetry.

Kitchen island and tall wood storage wall in the bright open interior.

Vertical view of the kitchen island and wood cabinetry.

Unfurnished living space beneath a wood-trimmed ceiling opening.

Unfurnished room with broad black-framed doors to the pool.

Floating wood stair with a black metal railing.

Compact laundry room with white cabinetry.

Marble vanity with black fixtures against a dark wall.

Home office with grey built-in cabinetry, a desk and a corner window.

Bathroom with blue vanity, glass shower and freestanding tub.

Blue vanity and marble floor in the primary bathroom.

Freestanding tub beside a black-framed window and marble shower.

Blue vanity and white stone surfaces in a smaller bathroom.

Blue tiled shower with patterned floor tile.

Unfurnished bedroom with a garden window and pendant light.

White front elevation with steep gables and black metal roofs.

Rear elevation with black-framed doors at dusk.

Pool pavilion and terraces illuminated at dusk.

Pool, palm and rear pavilion reflected at blue hour.

Pool and covered living spaces illuminated after sunset.

Straight-down aerial view of the residence and pool courtyard.

Oblique aerial view across the roofs, pool and palms.